Imam Mahdi(as) in Shia and Sunni Beliefs
Ali Teymoori August 18, 2023 All, Fiqh & Socitey, Sociability & Relations, Viewpoints Leave a comment 7,010 Views Concerning the Mahdi, the Qur’an does not mention him explicitly, either by name or by description. The time of his reappearance is also not mentioned. According to the Shi’ites, the reason for this is that the Qur’an is not a […]
Recognition of Imam Mahdi (according to Ahmadiyya Muslim teachings)
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rh The Review of Religions, March 1997 Presented below is an answer by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the Fourth Head of the Ahmadiyya Community, to a question raised in a Question/Answer session held in London on 4th January 1986. Question Questioner: (The question was asked through a friend). […]
Special specifications of Imam al-Mahdi (as) (according to Shiah teachings).
بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the previous part, I provided extensive traditions from the six authentic Sunni collections concerning the fact that Imam al-Mahdi (as) who is different than Jesus (the messiah) WILL come and he is the descendant of the Prophet (S) and his daughter Fatimah (sa). The traditions […]
A new year dawns on a Middle East torn by conflict and change
People and street vendors move past one of Hama’s landmark historic water wheels, or norias, on a bridge over the Orontos riverbank in the heart of the central Syrian city on December 30, 2024. (AFP) DAMASCUS: In Damascus, the streets were buzzing with excitement Tuesday as Syrians welcomed in a […]
Alan Guth and Inflationary Universe Theory
… … Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Inflation Theory in Cosmology Inflation theory is a pivotal concept in cosmology that proposes a period […]
Doctors from around world demand Israel release Kamal Adwan hospital director
Medical professionals and social media users are rallying for Gaza’s Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and appealing to international community Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza, supervises […]
Israel’s attacks on Syria threaten regional stability and will ultimately backfire
Ali Bakir 31 December 2024 Israel’s interventions risk transforming Syria into a fractured state plagued by internal strife and foreign agendas An Israeli military vehicle rides on the Golan Heights […]
Hoping For World Peace
Lat BlaylockKhilafat•World Religions 8th March 2024 Editor’s Note. Not a new article. Still hoping … (Interview with His Holiness by Lat Blaylock, Editor of REtoday Magazine and prominent RE advocate. […]
The Miracle of Light According to Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the realm of physics, contemplating the perspective of an observer traveling alongside a photon—essentially moving at the […]
Nobel Laureate and Recipient of the Templeton Award: Frank Wilczek: By Studying God’s Work We Discover Who God Is!
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Alan Guth Describing His and Other Cosmologist’s Belief in Many-Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics
Commentary written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Many-Worlds Interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics is a theoretical framework that posits the existence […]
The Air of History Part III: The Golden Age in Arab Islamic Medicine An Introduction
editorial Heart Views . 2013 Jan-Mar;14(1):43–46. doi: 10.4103/1995-705X.107125 The Air of History Part III: The Golden Age in Arab Islamic Medicine An Introduction Rachel Hajar 1,✉ PMCID: PMC3621228 PMID: 23580929 The contributions of Islamic scientists in the various fields of knowledge from the 8th to the 16thcenturies were astonishing. After the 16th century, however, the Islamic world […]
Carter’s book on Israeli ‘apartheid’ was called antisemitic – but was it prescient?
The ex-president was pilloried for his characterisation of the Palestinians’ plight but some say an apology is in order Chris McGreal in New YorkMon 30 Dec 2024 Jimmy Carter’s terminal illness reignited a bitter dispute over accusations the former president was antisemitic after he wrote a bestselling book likening the Israeli […]
Polygamy is Natural Order While Monogamy Is a Social Imposition
By DC Kwame Kwakye OpinionTUE, 13 JUN 2023 The idea of a man having the right to keep multiple consensual relationships with other women whether married or not have become a very contentious issue in modern discourses. While some see it as an aberration, others see it as normal and the […]
Morocco moves to reform laws on underage marriage, polygamy and child custody
Morocco is aiming to grant women more rights over child custody and inheritance, as well as the power of veto over polygamous marriage, in the first review of its Islamic-based family code […]
Measuring the Future of Indonesia’s Sharia Economy
Officers count rupiah notes at the BSI KC Mayestik Branch Office, Jakarta, Thursday (12/28/2023). | Republika Doc Economy Measuring the Future of Indonesia’s Sharia Economy 27 Dec 2024, 19:44 WIB Indonesia has great potential in terms of the number of domestic markets. JAKARTA – The development of Malaysia’s sharia economy […]
Richard Dawkins Fooled by Lawrence Krauss
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Born in the heat of war, dead from the cold: Gaza’s children are freezing to death
Left without power or shelter, Palestinians are struggling to keep their children warm during the winter Nora al-Lahham, a displaced Palestinian, nurses her infant in Gaza City on 29 December 2024 (AFP) By Maha Hussaini in Gaza, occupied Palestine and Mohammed al-Hajjar Published date: 30 December 2024 12:05 GMT | Last update: 13 hours 58 mins ago A […]